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Resident reports damage from apparent gunshot
By MITCH SNEED Editor
Alexander City Police had a busy weekend, including a report by residents of another case of random shots fired in a residential area. Just before 7:30 p.m. Friday officers were called to an area of Hillabee Street, halfway between Jefferson and the railroad bridge. A resident reported hearing “something that sounded like a gunshot” and then
heard glass break, according to ACPD Capt. Fred Roth. “Officers went out and talked to others and they too said they heard what they thought was a gunshot,” Roth said. “They have identified some people of interest and are still investigating at this time. Because it’s an active investigation, we are limited in what we can release.” Roth said officers found damage to the door of a residence.
While there has been no arrest in the case, a person was picked up by Jacksons Gap Police on an outstanding warrant in an unrelated case. There been several similar cases across the city in recent weeks. There have been six verified calls with shots fired. There has been one arrest in this same general area on a weapons charge following one of the incidents. Following a recent shots fired call in the Spring Hill See GUNSHOT • Page 9
Candidate reports campaign sign theft from her own yard
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By MITCH SNEED Editor
Issues with campaign sign theft and damage are unfortunately part of the political game, but one candidate filed a police report over the weekend when one of her most visible campaign signs was apparently stolen from her own yard in broad daylight. Joy Johns, a candidate for the Republican Party nomination for Alabama House of Representatives District 81, filed a report for trespassing and theft of property Saturday after a two-sided sign made of banners and metal posts went missing. Johns said she was unsure of exactly what time the signs were removed from her lawn on Cherokee Road, but said it was done in daylight hours while she was away campaigning at several local events. Johns said she understands that things like this happen in a campaign, but it still hurts. See THEFT • Page 9
New school replacing former Faith Christian Academy By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
Earlier this year, it was announced that Faith Christian Academy in Alexander City was closing its doors at the end of the 2017-2018 school year. After two months of uncertainty, a new Christian school at First Baptist Church of Alexander City is forming. Shortly after the Faith closure announcement was made, a group of parents with children enrolled in the school and other concerned individuals gathered at Flint Hill United Methodist Church to discuss how to move forward. Through hard work and determination, details of what will be offered at First Baptist are emerging. Starting this fall, Veritas Classical School will welcome students to its classrooms, providing them with a unique and quality education somewhat similar to the schooling that was available at FCA. “We will be using a classical See SCHOOL • Page 9
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Brian Voss of Alexander City was one of many musicians to perform on the newly established Stan & Doris Pody Memorial Music Stage at the Muddy Water Music Festival in Weogufka Saturday.
New amphitheater, music festival established in couple’s honor By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
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ad it not been for Stan and Doris Pody, the new amphitheater at the Weogufka Center for the Arts may not have come to be and the Muddy Water Music Festival may not have ever
happened. “My dad and mom loved music,” said Sue Baxley who is the Pody’s daughter. “He was always coming out here to music. He was 98 and a half when I brought him to his last event here.” Baxley said her parents love to travel See MUSIC • Page 3
Union Fire Department holds 36th annual spring festival By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
Tina King has now been involved in the Union Fire Department Spring Festival from every side. “I started coming when I moved here off of Bama Park Road in 2006,” King said. “Then I became a vendor and this is the first year I have run the festival.” This past year the department tabbed her as community relations director to help coordinate the departments
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Kody Johnson, left, and Brent Dillard put together sausage biscuits as part of the Union Fire Department Spring Festival Saturday morning. The festival is in its 36th year.
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